Liberation Monument
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Liberation Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Field, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Liberation is a bronze Holocaust memorial created by the sculptor Nathan Rapoport, located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Officially dedicated on May 30, 1985, the monument portrays an American soldier, carrying the body of a Holocaust survivor out of a Nazi concentration camp.
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Dates from 1985.
Wikidata Q6540978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 0.4 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 0.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty Museum: 0.5 mi
- Ellis Island Immigration Museum: 1.0 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 1.1 mi
- Pesin Drive Grove: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Grove: 0.6 mi
- Crescent Field: 0.8 mi
- North Cove Field: 1.3 mi
- Terminal Field: 1.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.6 mi
- Colgate Clock: 1.8 mi
- Governor's Island Kayaking: 2.3 mi
- Street Car: 2.4 mi
- The Genius of Communication: 2.5 mi
- Statue Of Liberty: 0.6 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 0.6 mi
- Beacon: 1.6 mi
- Cabin: 1.6 mi
- Moving Chains: 1.6 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 0.6 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.2 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.5 mi
- Fort Gibson: 1.0 mi
- Columbus Monument: 1.2 mi
- Empty Sky: 1.6 mi
- Peter Woodland Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Cochrane Field: 1.3 mi
- Skinner Park: 1.4 mi
- Bayside Park: 1.4 mi
- Berry Lane Park: 1.5 mi
- Lafayette Park: 1.6 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.6 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.7 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.8 mi
- Battle Hill: 4.2 mi
- Audubon Park: 2.0 mi
- Bird Island: 3.0 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 4.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.0 mi
- Street Seats: 6.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 13.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 4.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.1 mi
- The Loch: 8.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.2 mi
- North Tower: 20.7 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 20.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Barber: 15.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Liberation Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 339° | 268 m | 20.6 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 319° | 263 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 337° | 260 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 338° | 230 m | 20.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 336° | 185 m | 21.8 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 336° | 180 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 287° | 180 m | 23.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 310° | 179 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/515955201
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Downstate New York · 3 mi
- Hudson County · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 3 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 3 mi
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